July 26, 2011 at 3:59 AM (PT)

Condolences to family and friends of former RHODE ISLAND Governor and OUTLET COMMUNICATIONS President and CEO BRUCE SUNDLUN, who died THURSDAY (7/21) at 91 in JAMESTOWN, RI.

SUNDLUN, who served two terms as Governor in the '90s, was in 1976-1988 President and CEO of THE OUTLET COMPANY (later OUTLET COMMUNICATIONS), the department store and broadcasting company, leading a leveraged buyout in 1986 to allow the company to buy more stations. OUTLET owned KIQQ/LOS ANGELES, WDBO-A-F/ORLANDO, WJAR-A-F and WSNE/PROVIDENCE, WIOQ/PHILADELPHIA, WTOP-A and WMMJ/WASHINGTON, and WQRS/DETROIT, along with nine TV stations (eight during SUNDLUN's tenure). An attorney, he also served as a founding member and director of EXECUTIVE JET AVIATION 9now NETJETS) and was a member of the board of COMSAT and served on the Board of Visitors of the U.S. AIR FORCE.